Rare Beasts (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Billie Piper
Starring: Billie Piper | David Thewlis | Hilary Agostini | Kerry Fox | Leo Bill | Toby Woolf
Mr. Nice (2011)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Bernard Rose
Starring: Chloe Sevigny | Crispin Glover | David Thewlis | Elsa Pataky | Rhys Ifans
Thom says: “Surveying director Rose’s rather run-of-the-mill curriculum vitae (IMMORTAL BELOVED, PAPERHOUSE, CANDYMAN, etc.), I had no reason to suspect I’d enjoy this film so much & would have probably passed on it were it not featuring the indomitable Ms.
Read the review...I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Starring: Abby Quinn | David Thewlis | Gus Birney | Guy Boyd | Hadley Robinson | Jesse Plemons | Jessie Buckley | Toni Collette
Bob says: “Charlie Kaufman’s latest head-fuck is I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. I’m thinking at least one of the characters is another’s invention. Maybe both are.” Chris says: “Jessie Buckley is great and Jesse Plemons’ performance of the Tulsey
Read the review...Besieged (1999)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Claudio Santamaria | David Thewlis | Thandie Newton
Guest of Honour (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Arsinée Khanjian | Cheri D'Elia | David Thewlis | Isabelle Franca | Laysla De Oliveira | Luke Wilson
Michael says: “I was delighted to find out that Atom Egoyan had a new film out in July, and even more excited that it was an original story written by Egoyan as well as directed by him. Atom’s recent work
Read the review...Anomalisa (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Charlie Kaufman | Duke Johnson
Starring: David Thewlis | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Tom Noonan
Jason says: “When I spent more time around various types of animation fandom, the use of actors for whom voice work was just a sideline was a big issue (and that was before DreamWorks had arrived on the scene!). I
Read the review...The Theory of Everything (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: James Marsh
Starring: Charlie Cox | David Thewlis | Eddie Redmayne | Felicity Jones | Maxine Peake
Jason says: “Stephen Hawking’s life story is extraordinary, but not necessarily cinematic – its milestones are often losing the ability to do things, and his accomplishments can be difficult for laymen to understand. So what do you do? In this
Read the review...The Lady (2012)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: David Thewlis | Jonathan Raggett | Jonathan Woodhouse | Michelle Yeoh | Susan Wooldridge
Jason says: “In addition to directing his own films, Luc Besson has spent the past decade or two writing and producing action movies tailored to their stars; Michelle Yeoh was arguably the biggest female action star in the world during
Read the review...Anonymous (2011)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: David Thewlis | Derek Jacobi | Edward Hogg | Helen Baxendale | Joley Richardson | Mark Rylance | Rafe Spall | Rhys Ifans | Sam Reid | Sebastian Amesto | Trystan Gravelle | Vanessa Redgrave | Xavier Samuel
Diane says: “Is this really eligible? Very Hollywood in production design, camerawork, dialogue and hair. A story of who really wrote Shakespeare’s plays (in this version, Edward Devere), amid a lot of court intrigue. “Vanessa Redgrave is wonderful as the
Read the review...The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Paul Auster
Starring: David Thewlis | Irène Jacob | Michael Imperioli
Bruce says: “Paul Auster’s The Book of Illusions is a magical work. It tells the story of Martin Frost, a man devastated by the loss of his wife and children, who returns to the living when he discovers the films
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